Heat-resistant ironing board cover having an elastic padding

ABSTRACT

A heat-resistant ironing board cover having an elastic padding. The ironing board cover ( 6 ) can be joined with form-fit to the ironing board ( 1 ) through its padding ( 5 ).

TECHNICAL AREA

To achieve good results during the ironing operation, it is necessarythat the ironing board covers and the elastic padding do not shiftduring ironing or form folds which can then be transferred to the objectto be ironed. Therefore, the padding is often placed on the ironingboard and the heat-resistant ironing board cover is spread over it andattached to the ironing board using rubber bands or other bands. Thisapproach does not always yield the desired result.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Therefore, EP 0 043 700 A1 describes an ironing board cover in which thecover is directly bonded to an elastic padding, for example, by gluing,so that the ironing board cover cannot shift with respect to the elasticpadding. These laminated covers are then glued to the ironing boarditself using heat and pressure to attach them to the ironing board andprevent the entire ironing board cover from shifting. However, detachingsuch an ironing board cover, in particular its padding, from the ironingboard for the purpose of replacement is extremely problematic becausethe padding often firmly adheres to the ironing board.

Therefore, document GB 2,116,216 A proposes materials for the paddingwhich are easier to remove from the ironing board to facilitatereplacement of the ironing board cover, including the padding.

However, the mutually contradictory requirements of secure adhesion ofthe ironing board cover and its padding to the ironing board and itsreplaceability yield, as previously, unsatisfactory results.

ILLUSTRATION OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention is to provide a heat-resistantironing board cover having an elastic padding in such a way that it issecurely attached to the ironing board in the easiest possible way andis also easily removable from the ironing board when needed.

This object is achieved according to the present invention for aheat-resistant ironing board cover having an elastic padding in that theironing board cover is form-fittingly attachable to the ironing boardwhile using its padding. The ironing board cover is designed such thatit is able to produce a form-fitting attachment with the ironing boarditself.

According to the present invention, the bottom of the padding and thetop of the ironing board are provided, at least in part, with a nonwovenor fabric layer which cover one another after the ironing board cover isplaced on the ironing board and act as a hook-and-loop fastener. Anonwoven or fabric layer provided with hooks is glued onto the ironingboard. The entire surface of the ironing board may be used for thispurpose. However, it is also possible to provide only the edge of theironing board with the nonwoven or fabric layer or to apply additionalcross strips to the ironing board for this purpose. The padding is alsoprovided with a nonwoven or fabric layer which is provided with loops.The nonwoven or fabric layer on the ironing board and on the padding aredesigned to be the same size and shape. If a padding so designed isplaced on the similarly designed ironing board, it is possible to attachthe ironing board cover to the ironing board in an unshiftable mannervia a simple manual pressing and smoothing operation.

The nonwoven or fabric layer of the ironing board and/or the padding isperforated so that the permeability of the ironing board to steam or thelike is not impaired.

The heat-resistant ironing board cover having an elastic padding may beattached to an ironing board with the same effectiveness by designingthe contour of the padding to correspond to the contour of the ironingboard and providing the padding with a peripheral edge which has a bulgeengaging with the peripheral edge of the ironing board from behind. Ifthe ironing board cover is designed in a similar way, it may beinstalled on the ironing board manually in a very simple manner. Sinceit is held down all around from all sides, it cannot slip on the ironingboard. In the above approach, it has been found to be advantageous ifthe padding has a material stiffening in the area of the bulge. Thematerial stiffening may be achieved by special impregnation of thepadding in the bulge area using a polymer and subsequent crosslinking ofthe polymer.

The thickness of the padding may be adjusted to the performedhook-and-loop operation and is usually 0.2 to 5 cm.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

Two exemplary embodiments of the performance of the attachment of theironing board cover to the ironing board are illustrated in the appendeddrawing.

FIG. 1 shows the top view of an ironing board having a nonwoven layerall around it.

FIG. 2 schematically shows the cross section of an ironing board havingan ironing board cover.

FIG. 3 shows a section of a portion of an ironing board having anironing board cover.

FIG. 4 shows the top view of an ironing board covered by an ironingboard cover.

FIG. 5 shows a cross section of the ironing board having a cover withsnap fasteners.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

FIG. 1 shows the top view of an ironing board 1. Ironing board 1 has, asis known, a board surface 2 made of expanded metal. A nonwoven layer 4,whose top is provided with barbs for a hook-and-loop fastener, is gluedaround the entire edge 3 of board surface 2. The contour of padding 5(see FIG. 2) of ironing board cover 6 is designed such that itcorresponds to the contour of ironing board 1. In addition, its bottom 7is also provided with a nonwoven layer 8, whose design corresponds tononwoven layer 8 on top face 9 of ironing board 1. However, thisnonwoven layer 4 is provided with loops, so that the hooks of nonwovenlayer 4 of the ironing board may engage with them.

FIG. 2 shows the individual parts in an exploded view. After ironingboard cover 6 is placed on ironing board 1 and pressed by hand, asufficiently strong connection is produced between ironing board cover 6and ironing board 1. It should also be noted that only legs 10 areindicated under the ironing board; all other parts have been omitted.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show another option for the form-fitting connectionbetween ironing board cover 6 and ironing board 1. Also in this case thecontour of padding 5 corresponds to the contour of ironing board 1.However, padding 5 is attached to ironing board 1 by providing padding 5with a peripheral edge 13, which has a bulge 12 engaging with peripheraledge 11 of ironing board 1 from behind. In the area of bulge 12, padding5 is provided with a material stiffening, which is indicated by thedarker shading. This material stiffening further reinforces the fit ofironing board cover 6 on ironing board 1. To achieve materialstiffening, padding 5 may be impregnated in the area of bulge 12 with across-linkable polymer. After impregnation, the polymer is hardened, forexample, by applying heat.

FIG. 5 shows a cross section of an embodiment of ironing board 1, inwhich ironing board cover 6 is provided with snap fasteners 21peripherally on its edge 20. Ironing board cover 6 is spread overironing board 1 and attached using snap fasteners 21, the latterengaging with the corresponding recesses 22 on the bottom of ironingboard 1.

1-9. (canceled)
 10. A heat-resistant ironing board cover comprising: anelastic padding, the ironing board cover being connectable in aform-fitting manner to an ironing board via the padding.
 11. Theheat-resistant ironing board cover as recited in claim 10 wherein thepadding has a bottom including at least in part a nonwoven or fabriclayer interacting with a second nonwoven or fabric layer on a top of theironing board after the ironing board cover is placed on the ironingboard, the non-woven or fabric layer interacting with the secondnon-woven or fabric layer in a hook-and-loop fastener manner.
 12. Theheat-resistant ironing board cover as recited in claim 11 wherein thenonwoven or fabric layer of the padding is provided with loops and thesecond nonwoven or fabric layer is provided with hooks.
 13. Theheat-resistant ironing board cover as recited in claim 11 wherein thenonwoven or fabric layer and the second non-woven or fabric layer areperforated.
 14. The heat-resistant ironing board cover as recited inclaim 10 wherein a contour of the padding corresponds to an ironingboard contour and the padding is provided with a peripheral edge havinga bulge engaging with a peripheral edge of the ironing board fromunderneath.
 15. The heat-resistant ironing board cover as recited inclaim 14 wherein the bulge has snap fasteners pressable intocorresponding recesses on a bottom of the ironing board.
 16. Theheat-resistant ironing board cover as recited in claim 14 wherein thepadding has a material stiffening in an area of the bulge.
 17. Theheat-resistant ironing board cover as recited in claim 16 wherein thematerial stiffening is achieved by partially impregnating the paddingwith a polymer in the area of the bulge and subsequently cross-linkingthe polymer.
 18. The heat-resistant ironing board cover as recited inclaim 10 wherein the thickness of the padding is 0.2 to 5 cm.